The Red Angel [STAFF PICKS]

Staff Picks – Pascal Plante (associate programmer)

Directed by Yasuzo Masumura (Giants and Toys, Blind Beast), Red Angel takes an unflinching look at the horror and futility of war through the eyes of a selfless young military nurse. Adapted from the novel by Yorichika Arima, Masumura’s harrowing portrait of women and war is considered the finest of his collaborations with Ayako Wakao (A Wife Confesses) and features startling monochrome scope cinematography that will stay forever burned in your mind’s eye.